I am looking for some Lore swear words that I can use in my fan fic. I have had several scenes where I have had to really work to avoid the forum's swear filter, and can see plenty more like that in the future. If possible I would like to use some curse words that were made for the games. Like Battlestar Galactica has "frak". That will give the writing some added flavor, and avoid the [censored] tag all in one. I know the Dunmer have "s'wit" (although I am not sure exactly what that refers to), and "n'wah" which is practically an insult in Morrowind as it means "outlander". I have seen "fetcher" used as well.

My fiction is set in Cyrodiil though, so the characters should not be using a lot of Dunmer words.

Specifically I am looking for:

A word to replace manure as in "You piece of [blank]!"
A word to replace female dog as in "You son of a [blank]!"
A word to replace sixual activity as in "You [blanker]!"

If there are some lore words out there already that would be great. Otherwise I might end up having to invent some on my own.

Perhaps just weak insults from our own world?

Play through Oblivion and listen to a lot of the taunts, that should give you some ideas. Or, for example, things like "lizard" when dealing with Argonians, etc

You move like a pregnant cow!

In the Infernal City, Keyes makes up several swear words for the characters to use. I can't think of any of them off-hand though.

Tho most of those words are probably from the Argonian language - the characters are both from Lilmoth, Argonia, and many of those words have the "xh" sound combination, which doesn't sound very Cyrodiilic to me...

I also recommend playing thru OB. Just swing the difficulty level all the way down and listen to everything the NPCs say

The dunmer use s'wit and n'wah

In the flights of the andaluge (I no thats spelled wrong) they use... real curseword.

The last name of the man who invented the flushing toilet
sixtual activity
another word for dung, starting with an 's'

Kaoc' and Xhuth are apparently in the Jet language of Argonians, and seem to mean something at least on par with the f-bomb in severity if not literal meaning. Bastard is bastard, or child born out of wedlock. Most words are at the moment assumed to be the same.

Oh, and [censored] is still [censored], as in man-chicken, also as in a man's danglies.

On Umbriel itself, Sumpslurry would be the equivalent of shouting "Jizz on your shoes!" or something.

S'wit is our S word.

Fetcher is our F word.

And N'wah is your N word, but N word priveledges do not apparently apply.



High Elves are called Goldenrods.

Humans get called smoothskins by the Argonians. ( I think- this may be fallout ghouls, but I'm sure the argoinans have said it)

Argonians get called greenskins by a khajit in Leyawiin.

The Dunmer Prisoner in Oblivion calls Bretons "snotty".

I believe the elves call humans blunt ears.

Redguards I believe get called goat herders.



As for standard Sweaarwords, I have heard damn, hell and bastard.




Then theres a daggerfall book that uses the phrase "have him by the balls".

The ghouls in Fallout 3 definitely do say it, and I've personally never heard an Argonian say it, but I could be wrong.

FYI, in the Infernal City, Glim refers to Bretons (and presumably all non-argonians) as "Gaspers."

Correct, but to anyone not argonian. Well in Morrowind, female said smoothskin, male say warmblood.


Its in Morrowind voiced dialogue. Get about 50 Disposition from a female argonian and they will use an idle talk (greeting) with it.

Thanks all, this gives me some extra terms I can throw in!

'Female dog' is used in The Infernal City aswell

spayed or not?

I have sceen bastard used one

http://www.imperial-library.info/translation/ <- can be used to find the meanings of words and discover (?) swear words.